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diff --git a/doc/tips/apache_cgi.mdwn b/doc/tips/apache_cgi.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f10baed2e --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/tips/apache_cgi.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +Many ikiwiki examples name the [[cgi]] "ikiwiki.cgi", and put it somewhere +like `~/public_html/ikiwiki.cgi`, or `/var/www/wiki/ikiwiki.cgi`. + +If you follow those examples, you may find that when trying to edit a page +in your wiki, you see the raw contents of the ikiwiki.cgi program. Or get a +permission denied problem. + +This is because apache is generally not configured to run cgi scripts +unless they're in `/usr/lib/cgi-bin/`. While you can put ikiwiki.cgi in +there if you like, here's how to configure apache (version 2) to run `.cgi` +programs from anywhere. + +These instructions are for Debian systems, but the basic apache +configuration should work anywhere. + +* Edit /etc/apache2/apache2.conf and add a line like this: + + AddHandler cgi-script .cgi + +* Find the "Options" line for the directory where you've put the + ikiwiki.cgi, and add "ExecCGI" to the list of options. For example, if + ikiwiki.cgi is in /var/www/, edit `/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default` + and add it to the "Options" line in the "Directory /var/www/" stanza. + Or, if you've put it in a `~/public_html`, edit + `/etc/apache2/mods-available/userdir.conf`. |